Amélie (soundtrack) explained

Amélie
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Yann Tiersen
Cover:Amélie_Soundtrack.jpg
Genre:
Length:53:03
Label:Virgin
Producer:Yann Tiersen
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:L'Absente
Next Year:2001

Amélie is the soundtrack album to the 2001 film of the same name.

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, was introduced to the accordion and piano-driven music of Yann Tiersen by his production assistant. Greatly impressed, he immediately bought Tiersen's entire catalogue and eventually commissioned him to compose pieces for the film.[1] Before discovering Tiersen, Jeunet wanted composer Michael Nyman to score the film.[2]

The soundtrack features compositions from Tiersen's first three albums, as well as new items, variants of which can be found on his fourth album, L'Absente, which he was writing at the same time.[3]

The music features parts played with accordion, piano, harpsichord, banjo, bass guitar, vibraphone, and even a bicycle wheel at the end of "La Dispute"June 2024. (which plays over the opening titles in the motion picture).

"Les Jours Tristes", was co-written with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy. The track later received English lyrics, and was released by The Divine Comedy as a b-side to the Regeneration single, "Perfect Lovesong." The English-language version also appeared on Tiersen's L'Absente.

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Awards and nominations

The list is made with information from IMDb.[4]

Awards

Nominations

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2003)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 65
European Albums (Music & Media)[6] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 18
European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 61
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 11
Chart (2002)! scope="col"
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 40
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 155
European Albums (Music & Media)[12] 63
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 33
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 6
Chart (2003)! scope="col"
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 65
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 194

Covers

The band New Found Glory covered "J'y suis jamais allé" on their second covers album From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II.The song was also used by Expression Crew in their dance act Marionette.

Pianist and composer Dmytro Morykit arranged and plays a cover version of "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JEUNET, JEAN-PIERRE: FABULOUS DESTINY OF AMÉLIE . Urban Cinefile . December 13, 2001 . 2009-06-05 . 2018-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180415124742/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=5593&s=Interviews . dead .
  2. Web site: 10 April 2017 . Soundtrack Review: "Amelie" – Yann Tiersen .
  3. News: Michael Hubbard . Composer Tiersen serenades Amelie . BBC News . 24 February 2002 . 2009-06-05.
  4. Web site: Awards for Yann Tiersen. IMDb. 2013-07-29.
  5. Web site: Albums : Top 100 . . 18 October 2001 . 2 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040419052529/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_101801_ALBUMS.html . 19 April 2004.
  6. European Top 100 Albums . . 19 . 25 . 16 June 2001 . 8 . 29800226.
  7. Web site: Rapports annuels 2001 – Albums . fr . . 2 April 2022.
  8. Year in Review – European Top 100 Albums 2001 . Music & Media . 19 . 52 . 22 December 2001 . 15 . 29800226.
  9. Web site: Tops de l'année Top Albums 2001 . fr . . 2 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Rapports annuels 2002 – Albums . fr . Ultratop . 2 April 2022.
  11. Web site: Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2002 . Jam! . 14 January 2003 . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html . 6 September 2004.
  12. Year in Review – European Top 100 Albums 2002 . Music & Media . 21 . 2/3 . 11 January 2003 . 15 . 29800226.
  13. Web site: Tops de l'année Top Albums 2002 . fr . SNEP . 2 April 2022.
  14. The Year in Music 2002 – Top World Music Albums . Billboard . 114 . 52 . 28 December 2002 . YE-86 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2003 – Albums . nl . Ultratop . 2 April 2022.
  16. Web site: Rapports annuels 2003 – Albums . fr . Ultratop . 2 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Tops de l'année Top Albums 2003 . fr . SNEP . 2 April 2022.